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Ballyglass (An Baile Glas)

Mayo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1716

Location

Atlas number
IR1716 (1716)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Mayo
Historic county
Mayo
Parish, community, or townland
Ballyglass
Latitude
54.26200
Longitude
-9.91147
Altitude
5 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 0, SE 0, SW 1, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.03 ha
Footprint
0.04 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and stone wall
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
northeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1839); Earthwork Survey (1914)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database MA010-005
National record
record MA 010
Wikidata
Q31072706

Sources

References

  1. Westropp, T.J. 1912. The promontory forts and early remains of the coasts of County Mayo. Part III- The Mullet. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 42, 59-139.